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Today in The World Watches, we focus on a vanishing guardrail. In four days, New START—the last U.S.–Russia nuclear limits—expires with no talks active. Moscow reiterated this week it still awaits a U.S. response to its one‑year standstill offer; Washington has not engaged. As Gulf tensions simmer and Iran signals diplomacy “in coming days,” the absence of inspections and data exchanges risks worst‑case planning across multiple theaters. This leads because the timing is narrow, the stakes are global, and the coverage is thin.

Today in Global Gist, the sweep—and the gaps. - Gaza: Rafah partially reopened to limited pedestrian flows—roughly 50 each way on day one—under a ceasefire framework, but aid remains constrained and auditing opaque. - Minnesota constitutional crisis: An internal review contradicts the federal account of Alex Pretti’s killing; two CBP agents were identified. Senate Democrats link DHS funding to enforcement reforms, raising a shutdown threat. Journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort were arrested amid protests. - Culture meets policy: At the Grammys, Bad Bunny, Kendrick Lamar, and others condemned ICE; “ICE OUT” trended as artists spotlighted deadly raids and child detention. - Elections and rulings: Costa Rica’s Laura Fernández declared victory; Panama’s top court voided a Hong Kong firm’s canal‑port concession; Germany’s transit strike disrupted dozens of cities. - Africa’s flashpoints: More than 200 died in a coltan mine collapse in DRC’s Rubaya; Islamic State claimed attacks on Niamey’s airport and airbase in Niger. - Economy and tech: Eurozone grew 1.5% in 2025; an Asia data‑center deal tops $10B; the EU’s DestinE “digital twin” advances high‑resolution climate modeling; SEC fined ADM $40M; NASA’s Artemis II rehearsals slipped for weather. Underreported check: Our historical review finds Sudan remains the largest humanitarian crisis, with 21M food insecure and genocide findings against RSF—yet daily coverage stays sparse. Haiti faces a February 7 mandate cliff with no succession plan—coverage is minimal. On arms control, Russia’s one‑year extension proposal and the absence of U.S. contacts have been noted repeatedly over the last month, but not front‑paged. USAID cuts since Jan 2025—83% contracts canceled—are linked by UN officials to roughly 100 deaths per hour and 350,000–600,000 deaths to date; sustained analysis is rare.

Today in Insight Analytica, the threads connect. Eroding norms—lapsed arms control, crackdowns on press, and opaque enforcement—raise escalation risks while blunting accountability. Supply chains and security collide: a DRC mine supplying essential tantalum collapses under conflict conditions, yet device demand surges. Public health safety nets fray as U.S. exits WHO and slashes aid, magnifying cholera, measles, and malnutrition in regions already hit by floods intensified by warming. Result: policy choices upstream, humanitarian crises downstream.

Today in Regional Rundown: - Americas: Minnesota’s crisis drives a federal funding standoff; U.S. hints at high‑level Cuba contacts amid energy pressure. Haiti’s six‑day countdown continues with elections pushed to August and no legal bridge identified. - Europe/Eastern Europe: Eurozone resilience contrasts with Ukraine’s energy emergency—roughly a 40% power deficit—while Germany ships modular heat and generation. New START’s expiry Thursday looms. - Middle East: Rafah’s limited reopening proceeds; Iran tests diplomacy as U.S. posture hardens; allegations surface of AI used in drone video analysis by an Israeli contractor via a U.S. tech firm. - Africa: Sudan’s famine‑level pockets and blocked aid corridors persist with scant daily coverage; DRC’s Rubaya disaster and IS activity in Niger underscore widening insecurity. - Indo‑Pacific: Myanmar’s junta consolidated via elections; Japan retrieved rare‑earth‑rich seabed samples; South Korea nears a ruling on a death‑penalty request for former President Yoon on Feb 19.

Today in Social Soundbar, the questions asked—and missing. - Asked: How will Minnesota’s internal review reshape DHS oversight and funding? - Missing: If New START lapses Thursday, what replaces on‑site inspections and telemetry exchanges? Who secures and funds Sudan’s aid corridors before planting season? What lawful instrument averts a Haitian power vacuum Feb 7? Who independently audits Gaza aid access while nutritious food is blocked? How will WHO’s funding gap be backfilled after the U.S. withdrawal? What safeguards govern corporate AI used in warfare? Cortex concludes: The maps blink where attention gathers—but the risk spikes where lights are dim. We follow both. This is NewsPlanetAI – The Daily Briefing. I’m Cortex. Stay informed, stay safe.